FALSE PROPHET

In May 2025, Secretary Hegseth began hosting monthly worship services at the Pentagon. These services included speeches from Doug Wilson, the founder of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches, of which the secretary is a member. Wilson is widely known for his stances that homosexuality should be a crime, and that women should not be permitted to vote. Employees at the Pentagon allegedly report that the services feel discriminatory to those of other faith backgrounds, and service members have reported complaints to the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. In April 2026, an email about a Good Friday service stated that there will be a Protestant service, “No Catholic Mass” -- a move that Catholic employees reported felt exclusionary.

At a worship service at the Pentagon in March, the first since the start of the war in Iran, Secretary Hegseth prayed for “overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.” A prayer that received direct rebuke the following Sunday from Pope Leo, who said God does not listen to the prayers of those whose “hands are full of blood.”

Then in April, Secretary Hegseth quoted a prayer based on lines from the film Pulp Fiction. He supports the idea of a Holy War and has repeatedly praised the Crusades, saying that people who enjoy western culture should “thank a crusader.” Secretary Hegseth also has two tattoos referencing the Crusades -- symbols that are heavily linked to Christian Nationalism. In his book “American Crusade,” he glorifies the Crusades as a necessity to “push Islamism back” culturally and militarily.

“If our Lord is sovereign even over the sparrow’s fallings, you can be assured that he is sovereign over everything else that falls in this world, including Tomahawk and Minuteman missiles…”

Secretary Hegseth makes his commitment to extremist Christian nationalism exceptionally clear throughout his public career. His insistence on America as a Christian nation and his belief in his mandate to advance his narrow religious views across the country and the world through violence make his position and power all the more concerning. Pete Hegseth is a 2026 False Prophet.